Dish Network's first-gen Hopper (3rd-gen pictured) led to legal battles with broadcasters. Source: DISH Network.In the multichannel video programming distributor, or MVPD, space, there is perhaps no CEO more loathed than DISH Network's (NASDAQ: DISH) Charlie Ergen. In 2013, The Hollywood Reporter bestowed this title of "The Most Hated Man in Hollywood" on Ergen after DISH filed suit against ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC in federal court to validate the company's ad-skipping AutoHop technology.
Dish Network's Charlie Ergen May Be Tv's Most Hated Man. Here's Why You Should Love Him.
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Sat, 04/30/2016 - 5:23am
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